Periods Offered3-11NOT including Period 12 (June), including the holiday vacation Period 13 (Dec)

Maximum Enrollment1

Goals

1. To develop oneís clinical ability in diagnosing, assessing, and treating a variety of psychiatric patients who are acutely ill and require inpatient treatment. 2. To develop an appreciation and increased understanding of psychopathology, psycho-pharmacology and somatic treatments. 3. To assume the role of primary caregiver for psychiatric patients while under direct supervision

Objectives

Students will participate in the role of senior medical student on the inpatient psychiatry treatment team. Independent responsibilities approaching the level of intern/resident will be proportional to a studentís interest, drive and abilities. Students will assess their patients daily and have full input on the treatment team as a primary caregiver.

Description of course
activities

Senior students receive individualized clinical inpatient experiences under supervision as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team that includes attending and resident(s) psychiatrists and 3rd year medical students. Senior students will be mentored to their strengths and coached on areas where they feel they need assistance for career and professional development. That students master concepts such as bio-psycho-social formulation and treatment planning will prove them superior clinicians whether they become a psychiatrist or not.
Those senior medical students who want a broader view of psychiatry can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis. As senior students are expected to be more autonomous than 3rd year students, they will have time to focus on specialized topics (e.g. ECT, child, or consultation-liaison psychiatry) if desired. Please contact the course coordinator for more information.

Type of students who would
benefit from the course

Students interested in neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, or family medicine as a career. To enroll, UTMB students should submit a C-form to Candice Russell at crrussell@seton.org for approval. Visiting students should submit an application through VSAS: https://services.aamc.org/20/vsas/public/school/instID/174 Select UTMB at Galveston as the host institution and indicate you wish to take PSYU 4013 on the application.

What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?

Students will be expected to participate in patient care. Students will attend Grand Rounds, Journal Club, & Psychotherapy lectures.

6. Other Modes of Evaluation

Please explain below.

Studentsí interviewing, diagnostic planning, and treatment implementation skills will be directly assessed by their attending physician and residents.

7. If this course is an Acting
Internship, please
complete the following:

A.

Specify how the student will be given formative feedback on their clinical skills.

B.

List advanced clinical skills that a student will be assured an opportunity to practice.

C.

List other advanced clinical skills that a student may be exposed to depending on clinical case availability.

D.

How will the acting intern student have responsibilities similar to a PGY1 resident? How will their responsibilities differ?

E.

How will this course help prepare a student enter an internship in this field or a related field?

F.

How will midpoint feedback be provided to the student? How will you remediate deficiencies identified at midpoint?

G.

Acting Internship students often seek letters of recommendation following their experience. How many different faculty are they likely to encounter during this course? What is the usual number of working days they can expect to encounter the same individual faculty member? Describe the degree of supervision and interaction with faculty vs. residents or other providers.